Undergraduate students are often looking for ways to increase their leadership skills and get involved on campus, and this is where student government is an amazing resource. It can be a place for students to grow while learning how to better serve their community. However, while student government is a dedicated space for college and […]
What Do Our Elections Say About Us? Misogyny, and Why It’s Harderfor Women to Run for Office
As the 2020 election has taken a particularly … familiar turn, the country should step back and evaluate what got us to this point. Why is our Democratic nominee down to two old white men? This long-winded race to the Oval Office started in early 2019 with six women in the running. Now, with only […]
Boots on the Ground: How Student Activism Aided the Block of an Abortion Ban in Alabama
Earlier this year, Alabama’s State House passed one of the most restrictive abortion bans in the nation: The Human Life Protection Act. This ban criminalized abortion providers, giving them 10-99 years in a state prison for performing an abortion. Masked under a “pro-life” agenda, the authors of this bill disregarded the impacts it would have […]